2009 Volleyball

Bluffton athletes earn Academic All-HCAC honors

11 Bluffton athletes earn Academic All-Heartland Conference honors

December 2, 2009

BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently announced the
fall honorees of the HCAC All-Academic awards for the 2009-10 school year. 11 Bluffton
University athletes were recognized for their efforts in the classroom. Volleyball
and cross country led the way for the Beavers with four honorees each.

Sophomores Lyndsay Nelson (St. Marys) and Megan Denoi (Bryan) from the women's soccer team and junior quarterback Ben Ilnicki (Indianapolis, Ind./Brebeuf Preparatory) from the football team were also recognized
as HCAC All-Academic. Roth, Pickering, Binkley, Siebert and Ilnicki were all recognized
for the second consecutive year.

To be named All-Academic HCAC, a student-athlete must have completed a full year at
the institution, be a varsity athlete and carry a minimum cumulative grade point average
of at least 3.50 through the semester preceding the end of the season.

Bluffton University is a liberal arts residential campus with 39 undergraduate programs,
adult degree completion programs in organizational management and human resource management
and master's degree programs in education, organizational management and business
administration. Founded in 1899 and affiliated with Mennonite Church USA, Bluffton
is located in northwest Ohio. The institution has a growing enrollment of more than
1,100 students and 16 NCAA Division III athletics teams. Bluffton's hundred-year legacy
is expressed today in its enduring values of discovery, community, respect and service
that are woven into the academic program and campus life. Bluffton students go into
the world prepared for life as well as for their chosen vocation.